(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) The ACRL STS Professional Development Committee invites you to attend our upcoming virtual event on Tuesday, June 14, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Join Yasmeen Shorish, Head of Scholarly Communications Strategies & Special Advisor to the Dean for Equity Initiatives at James Madison University, for a talk and discussion of equitable…
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Reminder: Proposals for CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Fri., May 20) Due Mon., April 18, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 10th annual Instruction Showcase, held virtually on Friday, May 20. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “Re-imagining Instruction After Disruption”. Submission Timeline Proposals due Monday, April 18,…
Call for Presenters: ACRL DOLS Webinar “Designing Accessible and Inclusive Online Tutorials” (Mon., June 6, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Mon., May 2
(via Ashley Hoffman, Kennesaw State University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Conference Program Planning Committee and Discussion Group are soliciting speakers for their jointly-sponsored panel presentation, “Designing Accessible and Inclusive Online Tutorials”. This free program will be a 60-minute interactive panel presentation held virtually on Monday, June 6, at 1:00 PM CDT. The…
Final Reminder: Submissions for Spring Issue of ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter Due Mon., April 18
(via Lori DuBois, Instruction Section Newsletter editor) Are you thinking about submitting an article about your instruction experiences for the Spring issue of ACRL’s Instruction Section Newsletter? We’d love to hear about it! The deadline is coming up on Monday, April 18. We are interested in short articles (2050-500 words) about your instruction experiences. Topics of interest include the following….
Reminder: Applications for ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Due Thurs., April 21 (Recording and Slides from Informational Webinar Now Available)
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) will make available $1.55M in emergency relief grants to more than 75 libraries this year that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites Public, School, Academic, Tribal, and Correctional libraries across the United States and US Territories to apply for grants of $20,000. These funds are intended to bolster library operations and services including broadening…
Registration Open for Next College Science Librarians’ Discussion Group, on “Building Community in Changing Times” (Thurs., April 28, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Betsy Sterner, Governors State University) Registration is now open for the next College Science Librarians’ Discussion Group, on Thursday, April 28, at 12:00 PM CDT. The Discussion Group is part of the Association of College & Research Libraries Science & Technology Section (ACRL STS). If you are a science or technology librarian or are interested in…
College of DuPage’s Jenn Kelley is ACRL Member of the Week for April 4
(via ACRL) Jenn Kelley, a reference librarian and faculty chair of professional development at the College of DuPage, is the ACRL Member of the Week for April 4-10. Below, she shares her thoughts on how she has benefited from membership in ACRL and what her most significant contributions to the College of DuPage community have been. What…
Call for Volunteers: CARLI Advisory Committees (Deadline Wed., May 4, at 5:00 PM)
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on advisory committees. The application period will close on Wednesday, May 4, at 5:00 PM CDT. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, lasting from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged…
Call for Submissions: IIDA/ALA Library Interior Design Awards (Deadline Thurs., April 14)
(via the American Library Association) Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the Commercial Interior Design Association (IIDA) are currently accepting applications for the 9th annual IIDA/ALA Library Interior Design Awards honoring excellence in library interior design and promoting extraordinary interior spaces across nine categories. Winners and their clients will be honored and showcased during an awards ceremony…
Registration Open for NNLM Book Discussion on Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick (May Attend Live Session Wed., June 1, or Thurs., July 7)
(via Bobbi Newman, NNLM Region 6) You are invited to join us for the first NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine) Book Discussion! From May 1 until July 31, we will read Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick. NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians and…